<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Descent	I-Application
is	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
pack	O
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
the	O
2014	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
through	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Descent	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
major	O
single-player	O
narrative	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
released	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Descent	O
is	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
2014	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	O
Descent	O
,	O
The	O
Inquisitor	O
receive	O
reports	O
about	O
unnatural	O
earthquakes	O
of	O
unknown	O
origin	B-Operating_System
rumbling	O
through	O
the	O
Deep	O
Roads	O
,	O
once	O
a	O
thriving	O
a	O
connection	O
of	O
trade	O
,	O
collapsing	O
mine	O
shafts	O
and	O
threatening	O
the	O
trade	O
of	O
lyrium	O
,	O
a	O
mineral	O
substance	O
vital	O
to	O
the	O
practice	O
of	O
magic	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
efforts	O
to	O
counteract	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
War	O
Table	O
in	O
Skyhold	O
,	O
the	O
Inquisition	O
's	O
base	O
of	O
operations	O
,	O
players	O
access	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
by	O
selecting	O
a	O
mission	O
marker	O
near	O
the	O
Storm	O
Coast	O
,	O
which	O
expends	O
sixteen	O
power	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
's	O
Austin	O
studio	O
(	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Star	B-Protocol
Wars	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
The	I-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
)	O
developed	O
The	O
Descent	O
;	O
work	O
began	O
after	O
their	O
next	O
project	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
,	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writer	O
Courtney	O
Woods	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
further	O
the	O
player	O
descends	O
on	O
their	O
journey	O
,	O
the	O
more	O
secrets	O
they	O
will	O
uncover	O
and	O
the	O
more	O
questions	O
they	O
will	O
have	O
about	O
the	O
lore	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
announced	O
that	O
future	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
will	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
making	O
The	O
Descent	O
the	O
first	O
narrative	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
for	O
Inquisition	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Descent	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
via	O
access	O
codes	O
bundled	O
with	O
physical	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
edition	O
of	O
Inquisition	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
The	O
Descent	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
Thursten	O
,	O
the	O
Deep	O
Roads	O
 '	O
visuals	O
seemed	O
more	O
dramatic	O
and	O
expansive	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
graphical	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Frostbite	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
revelations	O
of	O
certain	O
esoteric	O
mysteries	O
at	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
pack	O
would	O
interest	O
"	O
hardcore	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
lore	O
fans	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
its	O
overall	O
quality	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
night-and-day	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
scope	O
,	O
production	O
values	O
,	O
character	O
and	O
lasting	O
import	O
"	O
when	O
contrasted	O
with	O
its	O
immediate	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
–	I-Application
Jaws	I-Application
of	I-Application
Hakkon	I-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
characters	O
likeable	O
but	O
whose	O
journeys	O
are	O
overly	O
familiar	O
and	O
brief	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thursten	O
finished	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
in	O
three	O
hours	O
:	O
he	O
complained	O
about	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
compared	O
the	O
pack	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
Jaws	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hakkon	I-Application
since	O
both	O
had	O
the	O
same	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
